It's The Real Deal: Rebooted 3

Chapter 11: Well, This Exculated Quickly

Lily's P.O.V.

I pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming. It hurt and this feels way too real, I'm not dreaming. "Oh fish fingers and custard, I'm not dreaming." I state. So now I've got The Pink Panthers and Keller to deal with? How am I going to do all that? "How are you back? You can't be back, you died almost three years ago." I ask, very confused but staying confident when I see Keller's face. Rule #9 really comes in handy. I'm not really sure what to do here. If I don't do it now things might get worse. I reach for my cuffs in my pocket.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't arrest you right now." I order. "Because I'm the only one who has the answers to your questions and you won't exactly be able to find out where Neal is with me in jail. Why don't we sit down at the table so I can explain?" Keller suggests. I'm hesitant. Wouldn't you be too? "Are you armed?" I ask, suspiciously. "No." He states. "Forgive me if I don't believe you." I request. "Pat me down if you don't." He suggests. I sigh. I pat him down. "Oh, thank goodness." I say when I feel that he's clean. "Your turn." Keller says. Does he really think I'd be armed? He pats me down. "You're clean." He states. Of course I am.

I follow him to the table and we sit down. He leans on the table. "As you can see, by me sitting right before your eyes, I faked my death." Keller states. He used the Oxford comma! I love Oxford commas. "Then why did Segiel say that your death was Peter and Neal's fault?" I ask, still keeping confidence. "He saw you when you were following him." Keller explains.

"Crepes." I mutter. How could I have missed that? This is crazy. "I'm sure you have a bunch of questions, huh?" He asks me. I nod, still really really confused and concerned but don't show it. "Well, I'll try to answer them all if you answer mine. But you have to answer truthfully. If you lie, I will too. Deal?" Keller asks. Mozzie once said 'You don't make a deal with someone like Keller.' This reminds me of the deal Neal made with Rebecca. Do I really have a choice?

"Deal." I state. "Before we start, put your phone on the table. I want it where I can see it." Keller orders. I take my phone out of my pocket and put it on the table. "Now we're in business. You first." Keller offers. I turn on my egeal pen. "Where's Neal?" I ask. "I can't tell you that." He states. What? "Then that's not answering my question." I state. "It's a response so there for it is. My turn." He states. I thought he'd do something like this. How could I have been so dumb? He thinks about it. I've got a bad feeling about this.

"Is it true that you're the girl from a different universe, originally known as Lily Parks?" He asks. No! He can't ask that. How could he ask that? If I lie he does too. I can't not tell him. I sigh. "Yes. It seemed as if you already knew that...How?" I ask, trying to stay confident. "I found Neal's secret copy of your books and decided to read some of them." He states. What?! "Neal has a..." I sigh. "...When this is over Neal and I are going to have a long conversation about that." I state, a bit angrily and confidently. I can't believe he did that! "Are you the one who was after Neal?" I ask. Please say yes.

"I was." He states. Finally, an answer that I can be relieved about. "You're answering these questions with confidence yet you're shaking a bit and a bit pale. Are you afraid?" He asks. See right through me, why don't cha? I hesitate on telling him. "It's okay if you are, I won't judge. I can be pretty intimidating Mini-Caffery." He states. Oh, him calling me that drives me nuts. A brave person is someone who is not ashamed to say that they're afraid, right? I nod. "I'll admit, I am. Why are you doing this?" I ask.

"Neal took everything away from me. Now I'm going to do the same to him." Keller responds. That doesn't sound promising. "That's not going to happen. At least not while I'm around." I state. That's the one thing that I can be confident of. "You can never be too sure about that. How do you get rid of your powers?" Keller asks. That's a pretty bold question. "Now that's something I can't tell you." I state. I really can't.